consonant

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin consonans, sounding with, from prefix con-, with, + present participle sonans, sounding, from sonare, to sound

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (RP) enPR: kŏn'sənənt, IPA: /ˈkɒn.sən.ənt/, SAMPA: /"kQns@n@nt/
  • (US) enPR: kän'sənənt, IPA: /ˈkɑn.sən.ənt/, SAMPA: /"kAns@n@nt/

[edit] Noun

consonant (plural consonants)

  1. (phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
  2. A letter representing the sound of a consonant.

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[edit] Adjective

consonant (comparative more consonant, superlative most consonant)

  1. Characterized by harmony or agreement.

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin consonans.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /kunsuˈnan/, /kunsuˈnant/, SAMPA: /kunsu"nan/, /kunsu"nant/
  • Rhymes: -ant

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consonant m. (feminine conssonant, masculine plural consonants, feminine plural consonants)

  1. consonant

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consonant f. (plural consonants)

  1. consonant

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[edit] Verb

cōnsonant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of cōnsonō
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